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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Babson College baseball team lost for
the first time this season on Sunday, as the Beavers dropped a
15-10 decision to Plattsburgh State on day three of their spring
break trip to Florida. With the loss, Babson dropped to 3-1 on the
year, while the Cardinals improved to 5-1.
The Beavers plated four runs in the bottom of the third to take
a 4-3 lead, but Plattsburgh State answered with five runs in the
fourth to move in front for good. The Cardinals eventually built a
15-4 lead before Babson plated six runs in the bottom of the ninth
for the 15-10 final.
First-year Trevor MacNeill (Hanover, Mass.)
took the loss on the mound for the Beavers, allowing five earned
runs on seven hits while striking out five in three innings of
work. A total of six pitchers appeared in the loss for Babson, with
sophomore Jeff Browne (Vorhees,
N.J.) turning in the best performance with five
strikeouts over two hitless innings.
Offensively, the Beavers were led by junior Peter
O'Toole (Salem, Mass.), who went 2-for-5 with two runs and
two RBIs, senior captain Jeff Wojnar (Bellaire,
Texas), who went 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and two
RBIs, and first-year Sean Cleary, who went 2-for-4 with a pair of
doubles and two RBIs. Sophomore Billy Besinger (Milton,
Mass.) also went 2-for-4 with a run scored, and first-year
Travis Jonasson (Needham, Mass.) added a double
and two RBIs.
